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When Veda Gerrard visited Whaley Cemetery in Shell in May, she noticed the elm trees ringing the property appeared sickly. Later, she found similar symptoms in two elm trees on her own property and her concerns mounted— she put it down to the warm winter, sudden cold snap, and wet spring, but all of them and so suddenly? Gerrard began making calls, wondering if there was an outbreak or new invasive pest in the Basin and if there was any chance she might be able to save her trees.

GILLETTE, Wyo. — On Friday, Governor Mark Gordon appointed Angi Bruce as Wyoming Game and Fish Department director, making her the first female director in the department’s 51-year history. Bruce has served as the Game and Fish deputy director since 2019, overseeing fish and wildlife issues as well...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Overnight, temperatures will likely fall into the 50s and a few spots in the 40s for low temperatures. mostly clear skies settle in, but we do have the possibility of some isolated showers after midnight. Tomorrow, some scattered showers will form and we could see a few containing some rumbles of thunder. High temperatures in Rapid City getting up to around 79°. Future cast is showing that we do have the chance for some isolated showers tonight that become scattered tomorrow. But our best day for showers and storms comes on Sunday. Good news is by Monday. We start to completely dry out across all of western South Dakota. Throughout the overnight hours, temperatures drop into the 40s and 50s and we do see mostly clear skies. We still can’t rule out the possibility of a few isolated showers or storms. Tomorrow, temperatures make it into the 70s and 80s across kota territory. We will see scattered showers start to form around lunchtime, but the storms could contain a few rumbles of thunder here and there. The next three days in Northeast Wyoming and the northern Hills shows that we are going to see drier conditions in Wyoming, but some more chances in the hills for some showers and storms. Rapid City through the weekend Seese shower and storm chances continue but by Monday, those chances decrease to zero. For next week, the drier conditions allow for the temperatures to quickly increase into the upper 80s by Wednesday. By Thursday and Friday 90s are looking likely for Rapid City.

(NewsNation) — There has been an update in the case of missing Wyoming man Chance Englebert. The former rodeo star went missing in Gering, Nebraska, five years ago and has not been seen since, leaving behind his wife and young son. A new lead places Englebert two miles from...

Liz Cheney has lashed out at former President Donald Trump branding him a threat “to unravel our Republic” who must be defeated in November. “Take a few minutes today to read David McCullough’s speech: ‘The Glorious Cause of America,’” the Republican former Wyoming lawmaker wrote on X on July 4.

GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Family Services says new legislation recently passed by the Wyoming Legislature extends the surrender period for newborn babies under the state’s Safe Haven law. Through the Safety for Newborn Child Act, parents have 60 days to voluntarily give up their newborn...

Gabby Petito is being remembered through a law that changes how domestic violence is handled by law enforcement.

DUBOIS, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) will hold a public meeting in Jackson on Monday, July 8 at 5 p.m. in the Teton County Library to seek input on the proposed identification of the Upper Wind River Mule Deer Migration Corridor. The Upper Wind River...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH: Is in effect until 7pm, Friday, July 5th for Nicholas, Fayette, Greenbrier, Raleigh, Summers, Wyoming, Mercer, McDowell, & Tazewell county. A watch is issued when conditions are right for severe storms to develop. In the hot and humid airmass we find ourselves in, a cold front will be able to use this […]

After three days of competition and parties, Jordyn Stamstad found herself being crowned Little Miss Wyoming 2024-25 Saturday in Sheridan, where she competed in a pageant with other girls from around the state. “[Jordyn] has been competing in pageants for three years,” said her mother Lola Stamstad. “She was the...

For more than five decades, pharmacist Ron Wendling has been dispensing medicine and helping patients in their greatest times of need, occasionally even meeting them after hours to dispense medication or provide supplies. His dedication was recognized at last weekend’s Wyoming Pharmacy Association annual convention in Thermopolis when he was...

(The Center Square) – Economic growth moderated in the plains and mountain states in June, but expectations for the remainder of 2024 are rising, according to a report from the Federal Reserve of Kansas City. “District services activity stayed positive in June, and expectations for the future continued to...

WYO Gives is aiming to help non-profits statewide by making donating easier than ever. The organization’s annual online donation day will be held July 10, 2024. By visiting its website, donations can be made to any non-profit found in the Big Horn Basin or elsewhere in Wyoming. WYO Gives has provided financial support to non-profits in need since its founding in 2019.

Recent Greybull High School graduate Jeremy Holloway tied for 12th place as an individual and his Wyoming team captured third place overall at the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships held last week at the Heartland Public Shooting Park in Grand Island, Neb. Hosted by Nebraska 4-H. the weeklong event attracted...

Gov. Mark Gordon has launched another lawsuit against the Biden administration, this time joining a coalition of 26 Republican-led states to block federal fuel efficiency standards for gasoline-powered vehicles that Gordon described as “unworkable.”. “Our federal government should not be issuing overreaching mandates that manipulate the free market,” Gordon...

Along with the growth of human society has come an abundance of human-generated noises. Sounds from cities, highways and airplanes fill our environment, even in remote places. When we seek refuge in the woods to escape the clamor, we also bring along our own cacophony of sounds: Bikes whirring, engines revving, conversations echoing.

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management will begin a wild horse gather on or after Aug. 15 in southwest Wyoming’s White Mountain Herd Management Area. The gather is being conducted to prevent further deterioration of land health due to wild horse overpopulation in the area.

Prompted by widespread concerns that Wyoming’s K-12 assessments are too onerous, Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder has proposed decreasing the state’s testing burden. The plan would help alleviate a common complaint that Wyoming students and schools spend too much time preparing for tests and too little time...